Document: Minute of Jacques Corteljou presenting a survey of land in dispute between John Hicks and Hendrick Jansen to the council

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0772b

Description

Minute. That Jacques Corteljou laid before the council the survey of the land near Middelborgh, L. I., in dispute between John Hicks and Hendrick Jansen, and order thereupon.

Document Date

1658-03-19

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-03-19

Document Type

Minutes

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Minute

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Translation

Received and examined the surveyor’s note of the sworn surveyor Jacques Corteljou, according to which on the 5th of January of this year the land in question between Jan Hix and Hendrick Jansen, located on Long Island near the village of Middelborch, was measured, and in which the above-named surveyor declares that the land mentioned before was staked out and measured in accordance with the bill of sale of the year 1652. If the aforesaid Hendrick Jansen or his wife does not feel contented but injured by this measurement, they can have the aforesaid land measured again at their cost. Dated as above.[i]

Translation Superscripts

[i]: See NYCD 14:412 for another translation.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0772b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.